Ecclestone said: “Jean Todt is a poor man’s Max. He has been travelling around the world doing what Max didn’t do too much – kissing the babies and shaking the hands. It is probably good for the FIA but we don’t need it in Formula One.”

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“We should write the rules, give them to the FIA and they should make sure they are followed. It should be like the police – the police don’t write the rules and say you’ve got to do 30 miles an hour. The FIA is a joke.”